Description
Alpha-GPC (Choline alfoscerate) is a popular nootropic known for its ability to increase serotonin and dopamine. It is part of the choline group, which is key for optimal cognitive function.
Possible Benefits
- May improve focus
- May enhance learning
- May improve physical performance
- May boost motivation
- May improve athletic recovery
- May improve mood
Required Equipment
Alpha-GPC supplement.
How to Do It
Take the Alpha-GPC supplement according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Usually, the dosage is up to 600mg per day.
Why it works
- It is especially efficient due to its ability to cross the blood-brain barrier, making it a better than other choline sources and even choline itself at increasing available levels of choline for the brain.
- It also has neuroprotectant qualities and it is being investigated for increasing human growth hormone.
- Usually, users experience the effects quickly, within the first hour after consumption.
Time Commitment
1 minute
Suggested Frequency
According to the manufacturer’s instructions
Time of Day
Any
Possible Side Effects
Headaches, fatigue, nervousness, nausea, diarrhea, and gastrointestinal distress.
Notes
- Stack with lion’s mane, noopept and racetams to get better results.
- Check out our nootropics guide to learn more about choline and how it is crucial for cognitive function.
- If you exercise or practice sports regularly, Alpha-GPC is ideal to improve your performance and promote physical recovery.
Related Products
Lion’s mane, nootropics.
Supporting Studies and Articles
Expand Collapse- The effects of alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine, caffeine or placebo on markers of mood, cognitive function, power, speed, and agility. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4595381/
- Effect of a new cognition enhancer, alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine, on scopolamine-induced amnesia and brain acetylcholine. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1662399/
- Nootropic drugs and brain cholinergic mechanisms. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2694231/
- Pre-clinical evaluation of cognition enhancing drugs. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2694232/
- Alpha-GPC and Physical and Cognitive Performances in Volleyball Players. (VolleyAGPC). https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02886130
- Choline Alphoscerate (Alpha-Glyceryl-Phosphoryl-Choline) An Old Choline- containing Phospholipid with a Still Interesting Profile As Cognition Enhancing Agent. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258041903_Choline_Alphoscerate_Alpha-Glyceryl-Phosphoryl-Choline_An_Old_Choline-_containing_Phospholipid_with_a_Still_Interesting_Profile_As_Cognition_Enhancing_Agent
